Quote#Nature
Kiss and cling to them, kiss and leave them
Quote byFrancis Turner Palgrave · 1824–1897
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Golden Land.
English (original)
Kiss and cling to them, kiss and leave them, Bright and beguiling:— Bright and beguiling, as She who glances Along the shore and the meadows along, And sings for heart's delight, and dances Crowned with apples, and ruddy, and strong:— Can we see thee, and not remember Thy sun-brown cheek and hair sun-golden, O sweet September?
— Francis Turner Palgrave
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